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Revved Up Kids and Care4All Children Services

November 15, 2019 by Mike

Giving Back To Gwinnett

Revved Up Kids and Care4All Children Services

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Carla Simms, Veronica Guobadia, Tom Vooris, Alli Neal

Alli Neal/Revved Up Kids

It is the mission of Revved Up Kids to provide programs and safety resources that equip and empower participants to recognize and avoid dangerous situations and people, and to escape violence if necessary.

Revved Up Kids believes that the easiest target for a predator is a child who doesn’t know predators exist. It is their mission to teach kids who predators are, how they operate, and how to respond if they meet a predator. Their personal safety and self-defense training for children has been proven to change a child’s understanding about who predators are, improve self-protective behaviors and increase confidence in responding to a predator. Children have avoided and escaped attacks as a result of their training, and children have disclosed sexual abuse as a result of their training.

They work with private groups and child-serving organizations in the metro Atlanta area, training thousands of children every year. Visit their Programs Page for more information about our personal safety and self-defense training programs.

Veronica Guobadia and Carla Simms/Care4All Children Services

Care4All Children Services is licensed by the State of Georgia through the Department of Human Services – Office of Regulatory Child Care (DHS – ORCC) to provide placements and social services to children in foster care. The agency holds a contract with the Office of Provider Management (OPM) and partners with the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS).

Care4All Children Services recruits, trains and recommends families to OPM for approval in order to obtain a license to foster children in their homes. Once a home is licensed and children are placed for care, Care4All provides follow up social services to ensure that the basic needs of the children and parents are met.

As a Therapeutic Foster Care Agency, Care4All requires more training for parents initially and on-going. The agency also provides more support for children and caregivers. Treatment foster care is preferred over residential or group home-care because it maintains children in family settings, which in turn reduces incidences of trauma. To ensure the safety and security of children, Care4All’s intensive foster parent training includes crisis management and emergency response.

MARKETING MATTERS WITH RYAN SAUERS: Eddie and Wanda Price of Eddie’s Automotive Service

November 15, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

MARKETING MATTERS WITH RYAN SAUERS: Eddie and Wanda Price of Eddie's Automotive Service

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MarketingMatters11-14-2019 — Wanda Price, Eddie Price, Ryan Sauers and Jane Bishop

Eddie and Wanda Price/Eddie’s Automotive Service

Eddie’s Automotive Service is a locally owned general car and light truck auto repair center. Eddie has been doing vehicle repair in Lilburn since 1980. They opened their business in 1988. They perform mechanical repairs to most cars and light trucks, mostly domestic and Asian makes. Everything from brakes, tires, alignments to computer diagnostics. They also handle hybrids. They are the best alternative to the Dealerships.

Jane Bishop/Take the Next Step

Jane Bishop, is CEO of Take the Next Step which emerged out of her passion to help others “go for their It.” She helps small business owners and entrepreneurs strengthen and align with their inner core for success by using her coaching and training skills. When you work with Jane you will experience accomplishing your “it” and be a greater influence to those around you. Jane uses her E4U system to help clients get to the core faster to create and execute a plan for effectiveness. Jane is also a professional speaker and published author. Curious? Reach out and book a complimentary session and see where that leads.

Ryan Sauers/President of Sauers Consulting Strategies

Ryan T. Sauers has spent 25 years leading and/or consulting with visual communications and marketing related organizations. Ryan is President/Owner of the consulting firm, Sauers Consulting Strategies; Our Town Gwinnett Magazine (2 monthly magazines); and its parent company End Resultz Media.

Key areas of focus of the consulting firm include: sales training, marketing strategy, personal branding, leadership development, and organizational change.

Sauers is a frequent national speaker and columnist. He has been recognized as one of the top 80 CMO’s in the world and achieved the top designation of Certified Marketing Executive through Sales and Marketing Executives International.

Sauers is an adjunct university professor teaching leadership, marketing, and communication courses to current and aspiring leaders. Ryan is a Certified Myers Briggs, DiSC, and Emotional Intelligence Practitioner.

Ryan is working on his Doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership and is host of the radio show Marketing Matters. Sauers is author of the best-selling books Everyone is in Sales and Would You Buy from You? More info at: RyanSauers.com or OurTownGwinnett.com.

Show Overview

Marketing Matters with Ryan Sauers is a radio show presented by Athens Orthopedic Clinic and The Heart of What Matters. The show discusses topics as they relate to marketing, communications, sales, leadership and more. Host Ryan Sauers, a best-selling author and national speaker, discusses how these topics play a role in every aspect of our lives. Each episode shares tangible nuggets of information that listeners can easily understand and apply to their everyday life, whether personal or business. The show challenges listeners’ current state of thinking so they can grow to new heights and see new opportunities in business or life: which is rapidly changing, multi-generational, and noisy in nature.

David Shavzin with The Value Track, Monte Ortel with Mitsubishi Electric Classic and Mike Maloney with TPC Sugarloaf

November 15, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

David Shavzin with The Value Track, Monte Ortel with Mitsubishi Electric Classic and Mike Maloney with TPC Sugarloaf

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Steven Julian, Monte Ortel, Mike Maloney, David Shavzin, Mike Sammond

David Shavzin/The Value Track

David Shavzin created The Value Track to help business owners build value and create a path towards a successful exit. Too often, they have not built the value they need and are unprepared when the time comes to put their transition into action.

Since 2000, David has helped business owners get on The Value Track. He helps them think through their long-term goals and plans, educates them on business value and brings the right collaborative advisory team around the table. He then assists in the implementation of value-growth initiatives, guiding them to a successful transition (sale, family transfer, etc.). His 7-step process improves their quality of life and allows them to exit on their own terms.

A frequent speaker on these topics, David is a CMC, former IMC Georgia chapter president, and President and Co-Founder of Exit Planning Exchange Atlanta, formed to bring advisors together in a collaborative effort to serve their clients.

Monte Ortel/Mitsubishi Electric Classic

The Mitsubishi Electric Classic is a PGA TOUR Champions event hosted annually at TPC Sugarloaf.

The Mitsubishi Electric Classic returns to the metro Atlanta area April 13-19, 2020 and features legends of the game such as Tom Watson, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Bernhard Langer, John Daly, Vijay Singh, and David Toms. The Mitsubishi Electric Classic proudly stands as a premier golf tournament on the PGA TOUR Champions, but this event is much more than a golf tournament.

The events and activities associated with the Mitsubishi Electric Classic provide an all-inclusive, entertaining atmosphere and the beautiful views of TPC Sugarloaf serve as a backdrop for world-class golf and provide the perfect venue to mingle with friends and business leaders while watching the legends of the game.

The event, which will benefit local charities through the Gwinnett Championship Foundation Inc., has raised over $2.3 million since the first tournament in 2013. All three rounds of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic are televised internationally by the Golf Channel.

Mike Maloney/TPC Sugarloaf

Situated on 1,200 acres of breathtaking Georgia countryside within the gated community of Sugarloaf Country Club, TPC Sugarloaf offers a winning combination. In addition to 27 holes of magnificent golf designed by Greg Norman, TPC Sugarloaf offers an array of amenities with the personalized service and privileges that have become synonymous with the PGA TOUR’s acclaimed TPC Network of premier clubs.

TPC Sugarloaf’s par-72, 7,259-yard championship golf course is comprised of nine holes called “The Stables” and nine holes named “The Meadows.” Named by Golf Digest among the “Best New Private Clubs in the U.S.” when it debuted in 1997, and by Golfweek among the “Top 100 Best Residential Golf Courses for 2007-2008,” TPC Sugarloaf’s featured 18 holes are accented by tree-lined Bermuda fairways, streams, lakes and hills.

Benefits for Veterans

November 15, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Benefits for Veterans

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SeniorSaluteRadio11-13-2019 — Mike Sammond and Victoria Collier”.

Senior Salute Radio brings timely information to leading age Boomers and Seniors addressing the issues of aging, care-giving and maintaining quality of life. Learn from both professionals and regular people going through the process with their families.

This episode explains and discusses the benefits that are available for veterans.

About The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm of Victoria Collier

The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm was established to serve the legal needs of senior citizens when their health care needs increase. The Firm focuses its entire practice on Asset Protection and Estate Planning matters, which encompasses the areas of Medicaid Planning, VA Benefits Planning, Special Needs Planning, and Estate Planning. Victoria Collier has grown her law practice through her personable nature and good management skills. The office is located in downtown Decatur, GA. The Firm makes house calls to those clients who are unable to come to the office. They understand that you might not be able to make it into the office, so they have no problem coming to you! Take comfort in knowing that it is the mission of Victoria Collier to support her clients in the creation of a long-term care plan for preserving assets, maximizing independence, and enhancing quality of life.

Linnea Miller with the City of Suwanee and Long Table

November 15, 2019 by Mike

Case In Point

Linnea Miller with the City of Suwanee and Long Table

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Linnea Miller/City of Suwanee and Long Table

The City of Suwanee and its Public Art Commission are embarking on a capital campaign to raise funds for three public art installations, including an interactive, signature piece that will enhance a 25-acre addition to Town Center Park. These pieces will act as a catalyst to transform the project from a park to a place.

The city already has a thriving public art program, which includes a temporary, rotating sculpture exhibition called SculpTour; a permanent art collection of 20 pieces; a Public Arts Commission to create programs that bring and promote public art in Suwanee; and a successful program that encourages developers to use one percent of construction costs to include public art or support public art as a component of new projects. Suwanee’s public art – and the vibrant, distinctive community that comes with it – is funded entirely through sponsor support; no tax dollars are used.

Great cities have long considered public art a key component of a vibrant community — an essential element of placemaking and city design, a tool for promoting connectedness and economic development, and a means of providing people with experiences.

Public art enhances the culture of a community: it’s timeless, impacts generations, and is accessible to everyone. It has become an important piece of what Suwanee does, what Suwanee is, and how Suwanee is viewed. The city’s public art program creates a dialogue with people who live inside and outside of Suwanee. It is a true differentiator, and has become Suwanee and Gwinnett’s niche in metro Atlanta.

LEADER DIALOGUE: Author, Professor, and Management Theorist Morten Hansen

November 15, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: Author, Professor, and Management Theorist Morten Hansen

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Dr. Morten Hansen is an author, professor, and management theorist, with award-winning work on social networks, collaboration, knowledge management, and corporate innovation.

Dr. Hansen is a management professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and was previously a professor at INSEAD and Harvard Business School. He was also a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. Hansen holds a PhD from Stanford Business School, where he was a Fulbright scholar.

Dr. Hansen’s research focuses on how to succeed at work. In his 2018 book Great at Work, he draws from an extensive original study of 5,000 managers and employees to show how top performers work less and achieve more, and by so doing provides a new theory of professional productivity. He devised “seven work smarter practices” that can be adopted by anyone looking to maximize their time and performance.

Publications:

Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More (Simon & Schuster, 2018)
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All (with Jim Collins, HarperBusiness, 2011)
Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Build Common Ground, and Reap Big Results (HBR Press, 2009).

SPECIAL OFFER!!!

CLICK HERE to receive your FREE copy of Morten Hansen’s best-selling book Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More.

About SOAR Vision Group

The SOAR Vision Group mission is to: Align People with Purpose to Achieve Exceptional Results. SOAR provides best practice strategy execution, business process optimization services, and a structured organizational development approach for organizations to effectively implement the Baldrige Performance Excellence framework. For more information, contact SOAR Vision Group at (888) 294-3303 or visit soarvisiongroup.com.

About the Baldrige Foundation

The mission of the Baldrige Foundation is to ensure the long-term financial growth and viability of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, and to support organizational performance excellence in the United States and throughout the world. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is presented annually by the United States President to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence. For more information, contact the Baldrige Foundation at (202) 559-9195 or visit baldrigefoundation.org.

Episode 70: Mariela Dabbah’s Building an Alliance Process

November 11, 2019 by Mike

Business Infrastructure

Episode 70: Mariela Dabbah’s Building an Alliance Process

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“al·li·ance – a union or association formed for mutual benefit.” Mariela Dabbah says every leader should have 10-15 strong alliances to assist in career navigation and professional development. As a leadership and career development expert, she has built an entire movement around this principle. In this episode, she describes the 5-stage process her company, Red Shoe Movement, implements to empower and steer upward-bound women within large organizations toward success. Learn how the pillars of mutual mentoring and self-leadership can take your relationships beyond networking and yield more fruitful results.

Special Guest: Mariela Dabbah, Founder & CEO – Red Shoe Movement

Location: New York City, NY USA

Show Notes:

Find Your Inner Red Shoes: Step Into Your Own Style of Success: Mariela’s book.
Step Up Plus Program: the Red Shoe Movement’s program to support women in progressing to the next level of their careers. Includes one-year access to online resources for professional development plus ongoing support thereafter.
What is Executive Presence? Do You Need Executive Presence Training?: an insightful article on overcoming stereotypes and developing the skills and qualities to stand in your power and command a room – important info for EVERY entrepreneur.
Ring the Bell + Annual Red Shoe Movement Events: in the NYC area or visiting and want to get involved with people who support upwardly mobile women? Register for FREE to learn about events year-round.

Watch the Video Version of this Interview (COMING SOON!):

LEADER DIALOGUE: David Gifford with American Health Care Association (AHCA) – Deep Dive

November 11, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: David Gifford with American Health Care Association (AHCA) - Deep Dive

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In this deep dive discussion, hosts Ben Sawyer, Lisa Counsell and Duffie Dixon once again interview David Gifford, MD, MPH, the Senior Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs at the American Health Care Association, the largest association in the country representing long term and post-acute care facilities.

David Gifford/American Health Care Association (AHCA)

David Gifford, MD, MPH, is the Senior Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs at the American Health Care Association, the largest association in the country representing long term and post-acute care facilities. He helped create the department which assists providers in their quality improvement efforts and works with Administration officials on regulations and policies impacting the profession. Dr. Gifford also serves on the Board of the Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes campaign and the Baldrige Foundation Board.

He is a former Director of the Rhode Island State Department of Health, where he received the National Governor’s award for Distinguished Service Award for State Officials and was a semi-finalist for the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Innovations in Government award for work on the nursing home survey process.

Prior to that, he served as Chief Medical Officer for Quality Partners of Rhode Island where he directed CMS’ national nursing home-based quality improvement effort. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and conducted his geriatric fellowship at UCLA where he also earned his Master’s in Public Health in Epidemiology.

About SOAR Vision Group

About the Baldrige Foundation

Episode 69: Calvin Williams’ Service Delivery Process

November 4, 2019 by Mike

Business Infrastructure

Episode 69: Calvin Williams’ Service Delivery Process

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Calvin Williams, Jr. is on a mission. He believes wealth management services should be accessible to everyone, not just the uber-rich. As such, he started Freeman Capital – an award-winning FinTech company with rapid expansion goals and high visibility. In this episode, Calvin details the service delivery process he implements to maintain a positive customer experience while managing a 100% remote team. He also shares the different technologies he leverages to keep it all together.

Special Guest: Calvin Williams, Jr., Founder & CEO – Freeman Capital

Location: Charlotte, NC USA

Show Notes:

Behind the Façade: How to Structure Company Operations for Sustainable Success: book by Alicia Butler Pierre. Ch.6 features the service delivery blueprint Calvin referenced during interview.
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen: book by Donald Miller.
Secret Service: Hidden Systems that Deliver Unforgettable Customer Service: book by John R. DiJulius III
Trello: a visual, kanban-style project management tool that facilitates task tracking.
Slack: an app that facilitates real-time/on-the-go communication and efficient teamwork; particularly useful for remote teams.
Zoom: a web-based tool that offers audio and video recording of webinars, conference calls, presentations, meetings and more. Also includes screen sharing for enhanced collaboration.
MS Excel: design and track the stages of your service delivery process with a spreadsheet.
Google Sheets: collaborate in real-time on the progress of your service delivery process.
Zapier: a middleware tool that connects your apps and software so that data connects and flows as seamlessly as possible to enhance process productivity and efficiency.
Loom: video recording software that can bring your whiteboarding or other demonstrations to life with your virtual team.